Victoria -- Sorry, December's winner won't get his/her package in Jan as I won't have copies of the book then. However, all four winners will get their packages (including the compass + the book) mid-March, weeks before The Silver Compass hits book stores.

Anonymous -- Thanks for popping by! My dog is a Newfoundland. He's shown on the sidebar, but there are also snapshots of him in a post from last month. If you haven't already, scroll down and take a peek.

He's HUGE, but terrified of everything. He has webbed feet, btw. Newfoundlands are bred as water rescue dogs, so each time one of my kids jumps in a lake and splashes around... off he goes, dragging them back to shore by their pants! When I walk him, most people either run up and hug him or cross the street, looking worried.